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Wikis > Dictionary of Islam > Madyan
MADYAN مدين
Midian. The descendants of Midian, the son of Abraham and Keturah, and a city and district bearing his name, situated on the Red Sea, south-east of Mount Sinai.
Mentioned in the Qur’an, Surah vii. 83. “We sent to Madyan their brother Shu’aib.” [SHUAIB.]

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

 

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